This textbook, the 2nd edition of Essentials of Paramedic Care, will serve as your guide and reference to advanced prehospital care. It is based on the 1998 U.S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and is divided into five divisions:
Division 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
Division 2 Patient Assessment
Division 3 Trauma Emergencies
Division 4 Medical Emergencies
Division 5 Special Considerations/Operations.
Division 1, Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care, presents the foundations of paramedic practice as well as an introduction to pathophysiology, pharmacology, medication administration, and airway management and ventilation. Division 2, Patient -Assessment, adds the cognitive and psychomotor skills of patient assessment, communications, and documentation. This knowledge base expands as the series applies it to the trauma patient in Division 3, Trauma Emergencies, and to the medical patient in Division 4, Medical Emergencies. Division 5, Special Considerations/Operations, enriches these general patient care concepts and principles with applications to special patients and circumstances we commonly see as paramedics. The product of this complete and integrated series is a set of principles of care you will be required to practice as a twenty-first-century paramedic.
Your paramedic education program should include ample classroom, practical laboratory, in-hospital clinical, and prehospital field experience. These educational experiences must be guided by instructors and preceptors with special training and experience in their areas of participation in your program.
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BRYAN E. BLEDSOE, DO, FACEP, EMT-P
Dr. Bryan Bledsoe is an emergency physician with a special interest in prehospital care. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internship at Texas Tech University and residency training at Scott and White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M College of Medicine. Dr. Bledsoe is board certified in emergency medicine and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Bledsoe worked as an EMT, a paramedic, and a paramedic instructor. He completed EMT training in 1974 and paramedic training in 1976 and worked for 6 years as a field paramedic in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1979, he joined the faculty of the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center and served as coordinator of EMT and paramedic education programs at the university. Dr. Bledsoe is active in emergency medicine and EMS research. He is a popular speaker at state, national, and international seminars and writes regularly for numerous EMS journals.
Dr. Bledsoe has authored several EMS books published by Brady including Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Essentials of Paramedic Care, Intermediate Emergency Care: Principles & Practice, Anatomy & Physiology for Emergency Care, Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, and Pocket Reference for EMTs and Paramedics. He is married to Emma Bledsoe. They have two children, Bryan and Andrea, and a grandson, Andrew, and live on a ranch south of Dallas, Texas. He enjoys saltwater fishing and warm latitudes.
Essentials of Paramedic Care
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Division 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
Chapter 2 Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care
Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 4 General Principles of Pathophysiology
Chapter 5 Life Span Development
Chapter 6 General Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 7 Medication Administration
Chapter 8 Airway Management and Ventilation
Chapter 9 Therapeutic Communications
Division 2 Patient Assessment
Chapter 10 History Taking
Chapter 11 Physical Exam Techniques
Chapter 12 Patient Assessment in the Field
Chapter 13 Clinical Decision-Making
Chapter 14 Communications
Chapter 15 Documentation
Division 3 Trauma Emergencies
Chapter 16 Trauma and Trauma Systems
Chapter 17 Blunt Trauma
Chapter 18 Penetrating Trauma
Chapter 19 Hemorrhage and Shock
Chapter 20 Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 21 Burns
Chapter 22 Musculoskeletal Trauma
Chapter 23 Head, Facial, and Neck Trauma
Chapter 24 Spinal Trauma
Chapter 25 Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 26 Abdominal Trauma
Division 4 Medical Emergencies
Chapter 27 Pulmonology
Chapter 28 Cardiology
Chapter 29 Neurology
Chapter 30 Endocrinology
Chapter 31 Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 32 Gastroenterology
Chapter 33 Urology and Nephrology
Chapter 34 Toxicology and Substance Abuse
Chapter 35 Hematology
Chapter 36 Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 37 Infectious Disease
Chapter 38 Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 39 Gynecology
Chapter 40 Obstetrics
Division 5 Special Considerations/Operations
Chapter 41 Neonatology
Chapter 42 Pediatrics
Chapter 43 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 44 Abuse and Assault
Chapter 45 The Challenged Patient
Chapter 46 Acute Interventions for the Chronic-Care Patient
Chapter 47 Assessment-Based Management
Chapter 48 Operations
Chapter 49 Responding to Terrorist Attacks
Further Reading
Glossary
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